Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form):(T)
Goal: Understanding the purpose of diversity and culture in history. Role:A historian with the task of designing a documentary on the classical civilization of your choice. Audience: The History Channel. Situation: Students are presenting their documentary as an audition fo the History Channel. Product/Presentation: An imovie on a classical civilization of your choice. Standards (six categories for each rubric)
Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):
Other Evidence(OE)
•imovie: Create an imovie of how your civilization would use their invention and connect it to the importance of their culture.
•Podcast: Create a podcast noting all factors of the war you picked in the classical age.
•Google Sketch Up: Design a modern version of the invention you chose in Google Sketch Up and explain how it will work well today.
•Google Docs: With a partner write about an interesting event in the classical period in Google Docs and compare it to events happening today.
•Blogger:Create a blog that compares the life of people in the classical time period to life today.
•PowerPoint:Create a PowerPoint of a specific war and explain aspects of changes in culture or importance of that war.
Student Self-Assessment and Reflection
Self-Assessment(SA)
• Pre- Asessment:I will create a survey for pre-assessment with questions of classical civilizations.
• Checking for Understanding: one comment and one question, student conference, exit card, flag it, hand print, every pupil response.
• Timely Feedback: Self, Peer,Teacher
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?(G)
Understanding
Goal (MLR or CCSS or NGSS)
-Historical aspects of unity and diversity in the classical civilizations effect the world today.
-Inventions of the classical civilizations contribute to the diversity of each culture.
- War is both an essential and an important part of culture.
Maine Learning Results
Social Studies
E. History
E2: Individual, Cultural, Interrnational, and Global Connections in History
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
• Classical Civilizations
•Diversity
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
Task Description:(T)
The History Channel wants to include a documentary in next month's airing lineup. They only have one opening and do not have a documentary for any of the classical civilizations. To solve this problem they have put out an add informing all historians that they need a new documentary. Your task is to create a documentary of a classical civilization of your choice. Your documentary must include the diversity of that civilizations culture, and the importance of war and other creations from that civilization. The History Channel will then pick the most accurate yet creative documentary from all the auditions and air it next month. Good Luck with your auditions!!
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
Type II Product
Type of Presentation
•imovie
•Oral Presentation
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
Stage 2 - Determine Acceptable Evidence.
Role:A historian with the task of designing a documentary on the classical civilization of your choice.
Audience: The History Channel.
Situation: Students are presenting their documentary as an audition fo the History Channel.
Product/Presentation: An imovie on a classical civilization of your choice.
Standards (six categories for each rubric)
Presentation Rubric:
•Comprehension 30%, Posture and Eye Contact 20%, Speaks Clearly10%, Enthusiasm 20%, Time-Limit 10%, Listens to Other Presentations 10%
Product Rubric:
Rough Draft 20%, Content 30%, Sources 20%, Mechanics 10%, Attractiveness 10%, Organization 10%
•Podcast: Create a podcast noting all factors of the war you picked in the classical age.
•Google Sketch Up: Design a modern version of the invention you chose in Google Sketch Up and explain how it will work well today.
•Google Docs: With a partner write about an interesting event in the classical period in Google Docs and compare it to events happening today.
•Blogger:Create a blog that compares the life of people in the classical time period to life today.
•PowerPoint:Create a PowerPoint of a specific war and explain aspects of changes in culture or importance of that war.
• Checking for Understanding: one comment and one question, student conference, exit card, flag it, hand print, every pupil response.
• Timely Feedback: Self, Peer,Teacher
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task? (G)
-Inventions of the classical civilizations contribute to the diversity of each culture.
- War is both an essential and an important part of culture.
Social Studies
E. History
E2: Individual, Cultural, Interrnational, and Global Connections in History
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
•Content 30%
•Sources 20%
•Mechanics 10%
•Attractiveness 10%
•Organization 10%
•Posture and Eye Contact 20%
•Speaks Clearly10%
•Enthusiasm 20%
•Time-Limit 10%
•Listens to Other Presentations 10%